Table 1Transition record

baristatoquick service restaurant crew member

A barista already meets 46% of what the quick service restaurant crew member role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From barista

46%

Overlap1

To quick service restaurant crew member

10 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

54.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 54.3

This move: 54.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the quick service restaurant crew member role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the barista profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A quick service restaurant crew member role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a barista background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held execute opening and closing procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
already held educate customers on tea varieties communication, collaboration and creativity
already held take food and beverage orders from customers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held educate customers on coffee varieties communication, collaboration and creativity
already held work in a hospitality team communication, collaboration and creativity
already held check deliveries on receipt management skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the quick service restaurant crew member role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held prepare orders required
required, not held prepare ready-made dishes required
required, not held use cooking techniques required
required, not held use reheating techniques required

optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional

02 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required
required, not held process payments required

optional, not held receive kitchen supplies optional
optional, not held devise special promotions optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held present menus required

optional, not held take drive-through orders optional

04 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held clean surfaces required

optional, not held store kitchen supplies optional

05 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor stock level optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a quick service restaurant crew member role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held check deliveries on receipt skill
already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
already held execute opening and closing procedures skill
already held greet guests skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held take food and beverage orders from customers skill
already held upsell products skill
already held work in a hospitality team skill
already held educate customers on coffee varieties skill
already held educate customers on tea varieties skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held take drive-through orders optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held prepare sandwiches optional
optional, not held receive kitchen supplies optional
optional, not held store kitchen supplies optional
optional, not held devise special promotions optional

12 held skills the quick service restaurant crew member role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply foreign languages in hospitality skill
not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment skill
not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
not needed by the target role handover the service area skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment for non-alcoholic drinks skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role maximise sales revenues skill
not needed by the target role prepare hot drinks skill
not needed by the target role prepare specialised coffee skill
not needed by the target role present decorative drink displays skill
not needed by the target role set up the coffee area skill
not needed by the target role work according to recipe skill

Index

Other moves recorded from barista

Full index of moves from barista

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.